75: Chapter 75 The Destruction of the Li Family (Part 1)

Houli Street.

This was the location of the Li Family estate; in terms of prosperity, Houli Street was even superior to Shiming Street.

However, during this period, the Pei Family's influence had surged, driving the vitality of Shiming Street and giving it a faint trend of surpassing Houli Street.

But in the end, because the time was too short, Shiming Street still fell somewhat short.

As night fell, thick clouds spread silently from the horizon like an airtight net, obscuring a sliver of moonlight.

There were no pedestrians left on the wide streets.

Although Wuyang County did not have a curfew, no one was willing to go out in the dim, dark night.

Darkness breeds chaos, and ordinary commoners would almost always return to their little nests before nightfall.

Every household lit candles.

Some wealthy families with better conditions lit kerosene lamps.

In this pitch-black night sky, these little specks of light appeared exceptionally bright.

Yet, in some alleys illuminated by the light, a group of armored soldiers wearing armor and holding shields marched quickly in an orderly fashion; they were like undead warriors from the West, each step landing on the enemy's heart.

"Quick, quick, quick! Everyone keep up, don't fall behind."

The soldier running at the very front whispered.

Meanwhile, the same scene was playing out in other dark alleys.

Soon, everyone converged at a location less than a mile from the Li Family estate.

It was not that they were unwilling to get any closer.

In fact, this was already the limit of how close they could get to the Li Family.

"There are two sentries fifty meters ahead. Who will take them out?" Pei Tianlin looked at the crowd behind him and said in a deep voice.

A soldier volunteered, "Elder, I will do it."

Pei Tianlin glanced at the soldier and asked, "What is your name?"

The soldier replied, "This one is Chen Yong. I grew up hunting."

Pei Tianlin patted the soldier's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Then I will leave it to you. Go and take care of the one on the right. If you succeed, I will record a merit for you."

Immediately after, Pei Tianlin shouted to the crowd again, "Is there anyone else who wants to volunteer?"

Before long, another lean soldier walked up to him, cupped his hands slightly, and said, "This one, Wu Di, is willing to give it a try."

"Good, then you go and take care of the one on the left."

Under the thick night, the two men moved like ghosts in the darkness to their respective optimal hunting positions.

Nocking their arrows and drawing their bows, the entire process was done in one smooth motion.

"Whoosh!"

The feathered arrows pierced the air, forming two gusts of wind pressure.

In the blink of an eye, the two arrows shot toward the sentries like lightning.

"Pfft!"

Almost at the same time, the two sentries fell to the ground. In the quiet night sky, the sound seemed exceptionally jarring.

Not far away, with the faint light of a torch, Pei Tianlin saw the two sentries fall.

He immediately issued the order, "Everyone, follow me!"

Taking advantage of the dark, nearly two hundred men quickly approached the Li Family.

In less than a moment, nearly two hundred men arrived at the front gate of the Li Family.

Just then, the Li Family's night patrol discovered the Pei Family army rushing toward them and immediately shouted loudly, "Enemy attack!"

Following his shout, the guards within the Li Family estate were suddenly awakened.

Immediately after, a streak of fire shot straight into the sky, illuminating the night.

Wang Gang, who was at the back of the Li Family estate, looked up at the bright night sky; he knew this was the signal flare of the Li Family.

In an instant, he reacted, "The main Family has made their move."

Looking at the Wang Family guard team behind him that stretched out like a long Dragon, he did not hesitate at all and shouted, "Kill! Kill everyone in the Li Family!"

"Rumble!"

As his voice fell, the two-hundred-man troop charged toward the Li Family estate.

Inside the Li Family estate.

Patriarch Li Wu, who had been drinking and eating meat, was also alarmed by the signal flare.

"This means there is an enemy invasion." Patriarch Li Wu stood up and saw the bright white light outside the window.

As for the Li Family signal flare, he was naturally familiar with it.

Immediately, he put down his bowl and chopsticks and rushed out.

He had just wanted to ask the guard beside him what exactly had happened.

In the darkness, a figure rushed toward his courtyard, shouting loudly, "It's bad, it's bad! There is an enemy attack!"

At this moment, Patriarch Li Wu could not care about maintaining his composure; he stomped his foot hard and moved with agility.

In a few moments, he arrived in front of the shouting guard, grabbed the other's collar, and asked.

"What on earth happened? Who dares to attack my Li Family?"

The guard did not react at first; only after seeing Patriarch Li Wu's face did he pant and say, "Patriarch, there is an enemy attack... the people attacking are... the Pei Family."

Upon hearing this, Patriarch Li Wu's expression changed drastically, and he roared, "What did you say?"

Seeing Patriarch Li Wu's furious appearance, the guard was terrified, but still managed to spit out a few words with difficulty, "It... it is the Pei Family attacking."

Patriarch Li Wu released the guard's collar and rushed straight out of the courtyard.

At the front gate.

Pei Tianlin was not surprised that the patrol discovered their arrival.

He had already arrived at the Li Family's main gate; if the patrol still couldn't see them, they would truly be blind.

Originally, his goal was just to get past the sentries.

As long as they entered the Li Family estate, the distance between the two families would close, and the crossbows were more of a long-range threat.

Although they were useful at close range, the threat was greatly reduced.

Without waiting for Pei Tianlin, the armored Pei Family soldiers charged out.

"Kill!"

Amidst a fierce chorus of battle cries, the Pei Family soldiers and the Li Family patrol clashed.

Clang!

The sound of weapons clashing was endless. Amidst the flashing blades and sword shadows, one Li Family patrol member after another was cut down.

"Our two families have never interfered with each other; why would your Pei Family sneak attack my Li Family?" A patrol squad leader recognized that they were Pei Family soldiers and questioned them loudly.

"Less nonsense! The dirty deeds your Li Family has committed are known to everyone in the city; how can you have the nerve to be so shameless here? Indeed, the shamelessness of your Li Family people is passed down in your bones."

"If you have anything to say, go tell it in Hell." A Pei Family squad leader snorted coldly and stepped forward with his blade raised.

Clang!

The patrol squad leader was not weak, and the two fought to a stalemate. But he was not facing just one person. Several other Pei Family soldiers, seeing their superior clashing with the enemy, also surrounded him.

Seeing this situation, the patrol squad leader knew that if it continued like this, he would inevitably die, so he roared repeatedly, "If you have guts, fight me one-on-one! What kind of hero uses a gang fight?"

The Pei Family squad leader did not answer, only looking at the other person with eyes like he was looking at a fool, while his movements became even faster.

"Pfft!"

A soldier's long blade slashed into the squad leader's back, and the intense pain caused his movements to slow by a beat.

Immediately after, one slash after another landed on his body.

In the blink of an eye, the patrol squad leader became a bloody mess.